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cob definition

cob (käb)

noun

  1. Brit., Dialectal
    1. a lump or small mass, as of coal
    2. a leader; chief
  2. ☆ a corncob
  3. a male swan
  4. a short-legged, thickset riding horse

Etymology: ME, prob. < LowG, as in Du kobbe < Gmc base *kubb-, something rounded

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